Mention CONFIG_HIGH_RES_TIMERS kernel setting.

csdvb · Sep 20, 2011 · 1ea99e2 · 1ea99e2
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diff --git a/README b/README
@@ -10,6 +10,9 @@ Installation
 mptsd do not depend on any external libraries. There are two source code
 dependancies that come with mptsd - libfuncs and libtsfuncs.
 
+Make sure your kernel has CONFIG_HIGH_RES_TIMERS enabled. Otherwise sleep
+timeout probably won't be able to calibrate itself and mptsd will not work.
+
 Documentation
 =============
 mptsd is controlled using command line parameters. Run mptsd to see all of

diff --git a/sleep.c b/sleep.c
@@ -52,7 +52,7 @@ void * calibrate_sleep(void *_config) {
 	}
 
 	if (conf->output_tmout < 0) {
-		LOGf("usleep overhead is to much!! Disabling output rate control.\n");
+		LOGf("usleep overhead is too high! Make sure the kernel is compiled with CONFIG_HIGH_RES_TIMERS.\n");
 		conf->output_tmout = 0;
 	}